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Speaker of House of Commons

England · Government / Government of England. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

50Records
1376–1702Date range
46Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1376

Thomas Hungerford27 January 1376

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House in the Good Parliament, 1st to hold the position

Peter de La Mare28 April 1376

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the Commons "to speak" for the Commons in the Good Parliament

1422

John Wenlock Wenlock, 1st1422

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1485

Thomas Lovell1485

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1487

John Mordaunt1487

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1489

Thomas FitzWilliam1489

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1491

Richard Empson1491

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1495

Robert Drury1495

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1497

Thomas Englefield1497

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, 1st term

1504

Edmund Dudley1504

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1510

Thomas Englefield1510

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, 2nd term

1512

Robert Sheffield1512

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1515

Thomas Neville1515

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1523

Thomas More1523

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1529

Thomas Audley Walden, 1st1529

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1533

Humphrey Wingfield1533

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1536

Richard Rich Rich, 1st1536

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1539

Nicholas Hare1539

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1542

Thomas Moyle16 January 1542

London · Government / Government of England

Serves as Speaker of the House of Commons during Henry VIII's 1542 parliamentary session.

1547

John Baker1547

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1553

James Dyer1553

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

John Pollard1553

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1554

Robert Brooke1554

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

Clement Higham1554

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1558

William Cordell1558

London · Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1559

Thomas Gargrave1559

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1566

Richard Onslow1566

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1571

Christopher Wray1571

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1572

Robert Bell1572

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1581

John Popham1581

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1584

John Puckering1584

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, 1st term

1586

John Puckering1586

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, 2nd term

1589

Thomas Snagge1589

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1593

Edward Coke1593

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1597

Christopher Yelverton1597

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1660

Harbottle Grimston1660

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1661

Edward Turnor8 May 1661

Westminster · Government / Government of England

Turnor is appointed Speaker of the House of Commons in the Cavalier Parliament.

1673

Job Charlton1673

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

Edward Seymour1673

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1678

Robert Sawyer1678

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1679

William Gregory1679

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1680

William Williams1680

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1685

John Trevor1685

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1688

Henry Powle1688

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1694

Paul Foley1694

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1698

Thomas Lyttelton1698

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1700

Robert Harley1700

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

Robert Harley1700

Westminster · Government / Government of England

Robert Harley is chosen Speaker of the House of Commons.

1701

Robert Harley10 February 1701

London · Government / Government of England

Harley is chosen Speaker when the new Parliament assembles.

1702

John Smith1702

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

Names involved

Christopher WrayChristopher YelvertonClement HighamEdmund DudleyEdward CokeEdward SeymourEdward TurnorHarbottle GrimstonHenry PowleHumphrey WingfieldJames DyerJob CharltonJohn BakerJohn MordauntJohn PollardJohn PophamJohn PuckeringJohn SmithJohn TrevorJohn Wenlock Wenlock, 1stNicholas HarePaul FoleyPeter de La MareRichard EmpsonRichard OnslowRichard Rich Rich, 1stRobert BellRobert BrookeRobert DruryRobert HarleyRobert SawyerRobert SheffieldThomas Audley Walden, 1stThomas EnglefieldThomas FitzWilliamThomas GargraveThomas HungerfordThomas LovellThomas LytteltonThomas MoreThomas MoyleThomas NevilleThomas SnaggeWilliam CordellWilliam GregoryWilliam Williams

Provenance

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